Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To make ready beforehand for a specific purpose, as for an event or occasion.
- intransitive verb To put together or make by combining various elements or ingredients; manufacture or compound.
- intransitive verb To fit out; equip.
- intransitive verb Music To lead up to and soften (a dissonance or its impact) by means of preparation.
- intransitive verb To make things or oneself ready.
- idiom (be prepared) To be willing (to do something).
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Preparation.
- To set in order or readiness for a particular end; make ready; provide; adapt by alteration or arrangement.
- To bring into a particular mental state with reference to the future; fit by notification or instruction for any definite action or direction of thought: as, to
prepare a person for bad news; to prepare a boy for college. - To equip; fit out; provide with necessary means.
- To provide or procure for future use; hence, to make; form; compound; manufacture.
- In music: To lead up to by causing a dissonance to appear first as a consonance: as, the discord was carefully prepared. See
preparation , 9. - To lead into (a tone or embellishment) by an appoggiatura or other prefatory tone or tones.
- To make everything ready; put things in order beforehand.
- To make one's self ready; equip one's self mentally or materially for future action.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To make all things ready; to put things in order.
- intransitive verb To make one's self ready; to get ready; to take the necessary previous measures.
- transitive verb To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or application
- transitive verb To procure as suitable or necessary; to get ready; to provide
- noun obsolete Preparation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To make
ready for aspecific future purpose; toset up ; toassemble . - verb transitive To make ready for eating or drinking; to
cook . - verb intransitive To make
oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation. - verb transitive To produce or make by combining elements; to
synthesize ,compound . - noun obsolete
preparation
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb educate for a future role or function
- verb lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord
- verb prepare for eating by applying heat
- verb arrange by systematic planning and united effort
- verb undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
- verb create by training and teaching
- verb to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery
- verb make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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They also completely avoid using the word Ikhwan in their literature along with the recognisable symbol of a green circle featuring two crossed swords with a Quran on top and the word 'prepare yourselves' underneath.
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi: Muslim Brotherhood in the Gulf: An Attempt To Steal the Show Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi 2011
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The GAO Report notes that 15 out of the 22 states that have e-filing requirements for preparers use either the word "prepare" alone, or "prepare or file," in their requirements.
Forbes.com: News Robert W. Wood 2011
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The intensity and personnel might not have been what the Caps will face this time, but it can make it slightly easier to prepare from a systematic standpoint.
Preparing for the Predators Katie Carrera 2010
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Anything that takes 15 minutes to prepare is right up my alley.
TWD: 15 MINUTE MAGIC CHOCOLATE AMARETTI TORTE Melissa 2009
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Anything that takes 15 minutes to prepare is right up my alley.
Archive 2009-04-01 Melissa 2009
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The food they prepare is delivered to about 4,500 people in need each day.
D.C. Central Kitchen vans vandalized Washington Post editors 2010
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McCain prepare for a thumping in the polls this November.
McCain admits mistake in using Petraeus picture for fundraising 2008
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My advice is to get the laws down correctly and then have someone who both understands the company and who does not write in legalese prepare the manual in the "right" voice.
Donna Flagg: The Ins and Outs of Writing Employee Handbooks 2010
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Global warming: the rising temperature between your butt cheeks as you once again prepare for the gay agenda chant “bend over here it comes again”.
Think Progress » New Study: All Warming Is Not Created Equal 2006
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Further support for the view that acetylcholine plays a part in the body under physiological conditions was obtained when Dale and Dudley were able to prepare from the body small quantities of this substance.
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